FAO Conference

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decision-making body governing body plenary organ

The FAO Conference is the supreme decision-making body of the Food and Agriculture Organization, where member countries meet to set global policies and priorities on food security, agriculture, and nutrition.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization	3
Conference of FAO	1
Food and Agriculture Organization Conference	1
United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision-making body ⓘ governing body ⓘ plenary organ ⓘ
appoints	Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ
approves	FAO Programme of Work and Budget ⓘ
authorityOver	FAO Council ⓘ Technical Committees of FAO ⓘ
composedOf	associate members of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ member states of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ observers from non-member states and organizations ⓘ
convenes	general debate on the state of food and agriculture ⓘ
elects	FAO Council ⓘ surface form: FAO Council members
establishedBy	Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ
governs	overall policy of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ
hasFunction	admit new member states to FAO ⓘ adopt conventions and agreements under FAO auspices ⓘ appoint the Director-General of FAO ⓘ approve budget of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ approve programme of work of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ elect members of the FAO Council ⓘ review work of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ set global policies on food and agriculture ⓘ set priorities on agriculture ⓘ set priorities on food security ⓘ set priorities on nutrition ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
location	Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ surface form: FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
meetingType	regular session ⓘ special session ⓘ
meetsEvery	two years ⓘ
organizer	Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ surface form: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
parentOrganization	United Nations system ⓘ
partOf	Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ surface form: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
role	principal governing body of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ supreme decision-making body of the Food and Agriculture Organization ⓘ
shortName	FAO Conference self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Conference of FAO
topic	agriculture ⓘ fisheries ⓘ food security ⓘ forestry ⓘ nutrition ⓘ rural development ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization → amendableBy → FAO Conference ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization

Director-General of FAO → appointedBy → FAO Conference ⓘ

FAO Programme of Work and Budget → approvedBy → FAO Conference ⓘ

Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization → author → FAO Conference ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture

FAO Council → electionBy → FAO Conference ⓘ

CFS → establishedBy → FAO Conference ⓘ

this entity surface form: Food and Agriculture Organization Conference

Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization → establishesOrgan → FAO Conference ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization

Food and Agriculture Organization → governingBody → FAO Conference ⓘ

Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization → grantsPowerTo → FAO Conference ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization

FAO Council → parentBody → FAO Conference ⓘ

Director-General of FAO → reportsTo → FAO Conference ⓘ

FAO Council → reportsTo → FAO Conference ⓘ

Technical Committees of FAO → reportsTo → FAO Conference ⓘ

FAO Conference → shortName → FAO Conference self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conference of FAO

FAO Secretariat → supports → FAO Conference ⓘ